Tag Archives: employment lawsuits

Mets answer lawsuit filed by pregnant woman executive they fired

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Naomi

The Mets and their chief operating officer, Jeff Wilpon, in court papers filed Friday, denied all the accusations made in a lawsuit by a former senior ticket-sales executive who said that she had been discriminated against for being pregnant out … Continue reading →

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Unpaid intern lawsuit v NBCUniversal is settled

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Naomi

Over the past two years I’ve reported stories about unpaid interns and their lawsuits. Run a search here on “unpaid interns” and you’ll get stories like this one under the Fair Labor Standards Act. At least one of those stories … Continue reading →

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Amazon workers go to Supreme Court tomorrow

Posted on October 7, 2014 by Naomi

From Publisher’s Lunch: In other Amazon news, on Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit by company workers over back pay they say they are owed for standing in security lines for up to 25 minutes after clocking out … Continue reading →

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